Democrats, meanwhile, have zeroed in on the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files, focusing in particular on how the department chose to redact the records, as well as the investigations into the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota. Bondi said the department faced a tight timeline to review the huge number documents. Scanlon raised concerns that she believed the administration is “keeping lists of Americans who the White House says are engaged in domestic terrorism” that could include people who haven’t committed terrorist acts but simply disagree with the administration. “Do you think it would violate the domestic Emoluments Clause for the president to work out a deal from people or his subordinates under his unitary executive theory, to get money in one of these cases?” Raskin asked. Raskin noted that the president has repeatedly sued the federal government, including the suit against the IRS and Treasury Department. The ranking member pointed out to Bondi that the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause says that the president is limited to his salary in office and can’t receive any other money from the federal government while in office.
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Roy said it was “troubling” and “concerning” that Epstein survivors’ names were not redacted in the files released by DOJ. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, was the second Republican, other than Massie, to press Bondi about the Epstein files. Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., asked Bondi if she would commit to publicly providing the unredacted version of an Epstein email “so that the American people can understand the extent of Donald Trump’s lies about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.” In July of last year, the DOJ and FBI released a joint memo saying they had conducted an “exhaustive” review of the entirety of the investigative files into Epstein and determined there was no evidence to bring charges against any other third parties. “As with all matters, the Department will pursue this with urgency and integrity to deliver answers to the American people,” Bondi wrote then. Bondi responded a few hours later on X that she was assigning the task to Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
At the same time, the U.S. emphasized the need for China to join a future arms pact and accused Beijing of covert nuclear tests. MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and U.S. negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms control talks, the Kremlin said Friday. White Settlement Chief of Police Chris Cook said Tuesday that three people have been arrested and that investigators are searching for a fourth person, an unnamed juvenile, who is believed to have gone to Juarez. Lindsey Vonn provided another update on her health on Wednesday, this time with a picture. “I think they’re very dishonest people. I think they’re crooked as hell. Cyberpress And, maybe they have to pay a price for that,” Trump said at the time. “What I will say today I can’t confirm nor deny whether there’s a pending investigation, but what I will say is that no one is above the law. Weaponization has ended.”
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Lawmakers accused Bondi’s justice department of making improper redactions to Epstein files as she fired back. The jury found her guilty of murder, preventing a lawful burial, and perverting the course of justice after a three-week trial on Tuesday. The Trump administration said Wednesday that more than 4,000 people in the U.S. illegally were arrested as part of Operation Metro Surge. The New START treaty expired Thursday, leaving no caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century and fueling fears of an unconstrained nuclear arms race. “These major arrests are the result of significant investigative work, license plate reader and video technology, and extensive collaboration and assistance from our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners,” police said Tuesday.
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